The weather is warming up (for now) and we’re diving headfirst into March. That means spring is right around the corner, and so is festival season! Last week brought TONS of show announcements, festival details, contests, releases, and more, and left us dreaming of warmer days and spring events. It was a busy one,…
Ian Johnson, James Wallace Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN February 24, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Every single Tuesday for the past several months, we’ve been teaming up with hip new restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging…
The Lowest Pair Bobby’s Idle Hour, Nashville, TN February 24, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody I’d been planning to catch a show at Bobby’s Idle Hour for some time, but kept not making it for one reason or another. So, when I heard that The Lowest Pair would be stopping by in between opening for…
JD McPherson. Photo by Mick Leonardi. JD McPherson w/ Dylan Pratt Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN February 20, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Mick Leonardi. Despite an official warning from the mayor and an ice storm the likes of which Nashville hasn’t seen in years, on Friday night the Mercy Lounge was packed with a…
Sean Watkins. Sean Watkins w/ Jill Andrews The Basement; Nashville, TN February 18, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody After being stranded out of town last week and then returning to find several canceled shows, I was glad that the Sean Watkins and Jill Andrew‘s show at The Basement would go on as scheduled. It was…
Parquet Courts. Photo by: Jack Giles Netter. Parquet Courts w/ Nots, Churchyard Exit/In; Nashville, TN February 5, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Consider yourself one of the lucky ones if you caught Parquet Courts’ show on Feb. 5, because they put it down at Exit/ In. With a busy, busy 2014,…
Tedeschi Trucks Band. Photo by Sundel Perry. Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Jerry Douglas Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN 02/12/15 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Sundel Perry Bringing the jammiest funk performance we’d seen since Bonnaroo 2014, the Tedeschi Trucks Band nearly peeled the paint off the walls at Ryman. We caught the…
Francisco The Man. Francisco The Man, Chrome Pony, Wildfront The High Watt, Nashville, TN February 11, 2015 Review by Beth McAllister As a stickler for time, I sauntered into The High Watt at 9PM on the dot for the beginning of the amazing show I was so eager to see – only to discover that I…